An “able-bodied white man” has lost a human rights complaint against the Canada Revenue Agency. The employee cited data that hiring practices in his tax office left Caucasian males outnumbered 9 to 1: 'This is not to say he does not raise a policy issue'.
A federal agency has won the right to publicly release information already available on the internet. Oil giant Husky unsuccessfully sued the Canada-Newfoundland & Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board to conceal the names of executives listed on Zoominfo: "The law is clear".
Cabinet must adopt a national rail policy to promote Crown-managed VIA passenger service, says Unifor. VIA is attempting to draw private investment to revamp its busiest passenger routes: 'Billions have been put into airports'.
Poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, examines current events in the Blacklock’s tradition each and every Sunday: “They all have a vision for our future. The Prime Minister wants to legalize pot…”
Cabinet must repeal more Conservative labour bills after moving to kill two measures on certification and finances, says Unifor president Jerry Dias. Several laws remain on the books, including curbs on public employees’ right to strike: "It's not good enough to revert back to the pre-Harper days".
All railways would be forbidden from weekend shunting of freight cars or idling locomotives in urban neighbourhoods under a private bill introduced in the Commons. Noise complaints are currently subject to lengthy appeals at the Canadian Transportation Agency: "We’re going to do whatever the hell we want".
It’s Heartaches By The Number as the CRTC ruled Country Music Television can stop broadcasting so much country music. Musicians expressed dismay: 'Our friends will have no home'.
Cabinet will “bend the curve” on rising prescription drug prices, says Health Minister Dr. Jane Philpott. The remarks followed a warning Canadians will soon pay the second-highest drug costs outside the U.S., according to the federal Patented Medicine Prices Review Board: "Canadians pay far too much".
A national broadcast regulator has cleared two networks of ethics complaints over stories touting in-house corporate handouts. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council said it found no proof CTV or Global skewed their “news” to boost management initiatives: "Heads up".
Federal marine distress call centres are working well despite cuts imposed since 2012, says cabinet. The union representing emergency monitors said the service is vulnerable with budget rollbacks and poor technology: "I can assure you".
Canada could become a “hub for animal testing” without new regulations outlawing manufacturers’ experiments on live animals, says the sponsor of a Senate bill to ban the practice. Industry has called the measure unwarranted: "Animals still suffer and die every year in the name of cosmetics".
Parliament will strike a special committee to plan a “proactive federal pay equity regime”. The motion’s sponsor called it a step to legislating agencies like Canada Post that have waged decades-long legal battles over equity payments: “Unions should not have to be fighting this on an ad hoc basis”.
A first-ever Aquaculture Act long sought by fish farmers is “certainly something to consider", says Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo. His department earlier hired consultants to help develop a legislative framework for aquaculture companies: "The department and industry can work together".
A Senate forum on electoral reform has been told there’s no need to hold any new referendum on proportional representation. Voters in four previous referenda rejected the plan: "I'm worried about this".
The Senate banking committee has opened hearings on the value of the loonie in a bid to provide clarity for consumers, says its Conservative chair. Senators will summon testimony from the Bank of Canada, department of finance and others: "We have a problem".
